Abstract Spinal cord injury leads to a range of disabilities, including limitations in locomotor activity, that seriously diminish the patients’ autonomy and quality of life. Electrochemical neuromodulation therapies, robot-assisted rehabilitation…
Abstract Locomotor behavior is controlled by specific neural circuits called central pattern generators primarily located at the lumbosacral spinal cord. These locomotor-related neuronal circuits have a high level of automaticity;…
Abstract Implanted phrenic nerve stimulation is a technique restoring spontaneous breathing in patients with respiratory control failure, leading to being dependent on mechanical ventilation. This is the case for quadriplegic…
Abstract For a few years, the non-invasive modulation of motor cortex has become the centre of much attention because of its possible clinical impact. Among the different mechanism allowing to…
Abstract Rehabilitation aims to decrease neurological impairments, in guiding plasticity. Electrical stimulation has been used for many years in rehabilitation treatment of neurological disabilities as a tool for neuromodulation inducing…
Abstract Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and repetitive TMS (rTMS) are indirect and non-invasive methods used to induce excitability changes in the motor cortex via a wire coil generating a magnetic…
The use of electricity to provide analgesia is not new. The first use of such treatment involved “electric” fish. Nile catfish decorations appear on Egyptian tombs from the 5th Dynasty,…
Abstract Objective Functional capacity evaluation is commonly used to assess the abilities of patients to perform some tasks. Ergo-Kit ® is a validated tool assessing both functional capacities of patients…
In a recent article , Nijboer addressed an important topic for brain–computer interface (BCI) research and development: How can we develop a technology that will in the end be used…
Abstract Objectives Number-processing may be altered following brain injury and might affect the everyday life of patients. We developed the first ecological tool to assess number-processing disorders in brain-injured patients,…
